The road to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations has been paved with troubles, with the tournament often appearing to be at the mercy of the Confederation of African Football's internal politics and, notably, the regime change from Issa Hayatou to Ahmad Ahmad in March 2017.

The change in CAF presidency prompted the Afcon changes instigated at the CAF symposium in July 2017, where it was decided that the tournament would be expanded from 16 to 24 teams, even though the 2019 qualifying campaign had already...

An investigative journalist in Ghana who helped expose a high-ranking official at world football body FIFA as corrupt was shot dead by gunmen on a motorbike as he drove home alone at night, police said on Thursday.

His employers said he was assassinated.

Ahmed Hussein-Suale was killed late on Wednesday, shot twice in the chest and once in the neck at close range while driving in the suburb of Accra where he lived. He died immediately, according to police.

It has been a cornucopia of women's football for Ghanaians this month, and it has illustrated why there should be hope, but also caution, for the sport in the African country.

In Uruguay at the U-17 World Cup, the Ghana team did what a lot of the country's youth teams do: Dazzle and win over fans early on, but ultimately come unstuck at the big hurdles. Against Mexico, they lost on penalties in the quarterfinals.

The Black Maidens were in great form, winning all three group matches, before Mexico...